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A View from the Stars
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‘We’re mysterious aliens in the crowd. We jump like fleas from future to past and back again, and float like clouds of gas between nebulae; in a flash, we can reach the edge of the universe, or tunnel into a quark, or swim within a star-core......
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A collection of stories and essays from Cixin Liu, New York Times bestselling author of The Three-Body Problem Trilogy
A collection of stories and essays from Cixin Liu, New York Times bestselling author of The Three-Body Problem Trilogy
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‘We’re mysterious aliens in the crowd. We jump like fleas from future to past and back again, and float like clouds of gas between nebulae; in a flash, we can reach the edge of the universe, or tunnel into a quark, or swim within a star-core... We’re as unassuming as fireflies, yet our numbers grow like grass in spring. We sci-fi fans are people from the future.' – Cixin Liu, from the essay 'Sci-Fi Fans'
A View from the Stars features a range of short works from the past three decades of New York Times bestselling author Cixin Liu's prolific career, putting his nonfiction essays and short stories side-by-side for the first time.
This collection includes essays and interviews that shed light on Liu's experiences as a reader, writer, and lover of science fiction throughout his life, as well as short fiction that gives glimpses into the evolution of his imaginative voice over the years.
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781035908592
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 09 May 2024
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Head of Zeus -- an AdAstra Book
Audience: General / adult
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Width: 148.0mm
Height: 229.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 224
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About the Author
Cixin Liu is China's #1 SF writer and author of The Three-Body Problem – the first ever translated novel to win a Hugo Award. Prior to becoming a writer, Liu worked as an engineer in a power plant in Yangquan.
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